| Triplecross (1995) Cast:Michael Pare,Ashley Laurence, Patrick Bergin, Billy Dee Williams, James Hong Michael Pare stars as a con who is sprung by an obsessed cop (Williams) to pull a sting on his former friend (Bergin) however along the way Pare loses focus on his mission due to the sexy charms of Bergin's girlfriend (Laurence) in this suspenseful thriller which features excellent acting across the board especially from Laurence. One of the most depressing movies in the genre are the type of actioners that try to also be erotic at the same time, nine times out of ten these movies are downright horrendous as the sex-scenes aren't erotic and the excitement is nowhere to be found. For instance Pare's Point Of Impact was a miserable failure that was about as erotic as Missing In Action 2. Also the fact this was helmed by Jeno Hodi the genius who directed the greatest bad movie of all time, American Kickboxer 2, I wasn't expecting much. However Triplecross emerges as one of the best movies Michael Pare has ever done. Everything about this movie is convincingly done, infact the movie has so much enjoyable dialogue that one can't believe that the director helmed American Kickboxer 2. It's really quite surprising how underrated actors can really shine to make a movie stick out. However the thing that makes Triplecross so striking is the performance of Ashley Laurence. Laurence is an underrated actress who became famous for the Hellraiser movies, however let it be said that her and Michael Pare have so much chemistry that we actually believe why Pare would fall for her, despite warnings from Williams who says she's using him. However Bergin and Laurence also share an interesting chemistry which actually makes wonder what side Laurence is on, so really the one who makes this alone worth a look is the performance of Ashley Laurence. Not that Pare and Bergin don't shine either, Pare has always been an underrated genre actor and he usually hits the mark more often than not, plus he seems much more inspired in his acting than usual. Bergin is a great romantic villain and while Sleeping With The Enemy was terrible, Bergin was great there and he's always a welcome presence. Sadly the only real disappointment here is Williams and Hong in their underwritten parts, that and the ending doesn't come out as satisfying as it should, still whatever the case Triplecross hits the mark more often than not and for once we have an erotic thriller, which for a change is actually erotic. D.Jeno Hodi*** |